The number of people applying for unemployment benefits last week jumped to the highest level in three months, a sign that layoffs could be increasing.

The number of people seeking unemployment benefits ticked up slightly last week, evidence that the job market isn't improving.

August began with rising fears that another recession was about to hit. That was then.

Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that the job market may be improving slightly.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a meager 1 percent annual pace this spring, slower than previously estimated. The downward revision stoked…

Thousands of Verizon workers on strike pushed the number of people seeking unemployment benefits last week to its highest level in a month.

Discouraging economic data from around the globe have heightened fears that another recession is on the way.

The number of people applying for unemployment benefits rose back above 400,000 last week. Still, the four-week average, a more reliable gauge of the job market, fell to the lowest level since mid-April.